Stabilizer composition and stabilized vinyl resin



Patented Oct. 6, 1953 smisluzi'zitooMPo'js'rrrroN AhlD STABILIZED VINYL-RESIN Oliver J. Grummitt and Robert filanh dlewland, and Dean Marsh,Clev m1 Heights,

Ohio, assignorsto The Sherwin-N lliam's Company, Cleveland, Ohio, acorporation of Ohio No Drawing. Application November 27, 1950, SerialNo. 197,844

., 17 claims.

This invention relates as indicated to new compositions of matter whichare particularly useful as stabilizers for halogen-containing polymers,and especially halogen-containing polymeric materials containing orconsisting of a vinyl halide.

Much effort has been directed in recent years to the problem ofstabilizing halogen-containing polymeric materials to the effects ofheat and light. In the production of various resinous materials andarticles made therefrom, it is frequently necessary to employtemperatures which tend to decompose the resins. Exposure to light forthelife of the article also causes decomposition; Although thisdecomposition does not, in most cases, destroy the properties of theresins which render them structurally useful; it is ac companied by adiscoloration, or the develop ment of color in the resin which rendersthe product undesirable for many purposes. heating a clear, colorlessvinyl resin, such as vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate, the resin willdevelop" a faint yellow color, and then on continued heating theyellowed color becomes progressively darlier until finally the materialis black and charrin'g occurs. For many purposes, it is undesirable thateven the faintest yellowing appears in these resins. i

It is a principal object of this invention,- therefore, to provide a newcomposition of matter suitable for use as a heat and light stabilizer inhalogemcontaining polymeric materials, and particularly polymeric orresinous materials charact'erized by the presence therein of a vinylhall lde', such as vinyl chloride. 7

Another object of this invention is to provide a halogen-containingpolymeric material which has improved stability to the destructiveforces or heat and light.

Another object of this invention is to provide a method of stabilizing ahalogen-containing polymeric material. Still other objects of thisinven-''- tion will appear as the description proceeds,

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention,then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, the following description settingforth in detail certain illustrative embodiments of the invention, suchdisclosed means constituting, however, but a few of the various forms inwhich the principle or this invention may be employed. V

Broadly stated, this invention comprises as 'a new composition ofmatter, siiitable for use in stabilizing halogemcohtaining pmymerieniatarials to the destructive forces 'or eat and light, a

' discovery that disodium hydrogen phosphate d0- decahydrate can behomogeneously dispersed in homogeneous mixture comprising in combinationdisodium acid phosphate dodecahydrate in a bodied or thermallypolymerized tri-glyceride oil, preferably of the vegetable oil type.This invention also comprises a halogen-containing polymeric materialcontaining as a stabilizer therefor from about 0.1 to 10 parts per 100parts of resin of a mixture of from about 20% to of disodium hydrogenphosphate dodec-ahydrate homogeneously dispersed in a viscous oil of thetri-glyceride type. In certain instances a still more satisfactorycomposition can be produced by the inclusion of a minor amount of aninhibitor, hereinafter more particularly described.

More specifically, the stabilizing composition of this inventioncomprises a mixture of a viscous oil of the glyceride type and fromapproximately 20 to 10% by weight of disodium hydrogen phosphatedodecahydrate. A specific exampleof the stabilizing composition of thisinvention s a mixture or bodied tie-hydrated castor' oil and 36% byweight of disodiuin phosphate dodecahydrate. This product is a fluidwhite cream, although many of the products are wax-like materials havingwhite to yellow color.

Many salts, especially those containing alkali and alkaline earth metalswith inorganic or organic acid radicals, are known to be stabilizers. Ingeneral, however, the compatability with polymer-plasticizer mixtures ofwholly inorganic mixtures of wholly inorganic salts is so poor that itis difiicult or even impossible to obtain homogeneous or transparentfilms. Sodium car bonate is an example of such a salt.

The unique aspect of this invention lies in the a bodied or thermallypolymerized fatty oil. In this form, this particular salt is readilyblended with the other components of a resin formulation to produce aclear, transparent resin highly resistant to the action of heat andlight. In producing the compositions of this invention, there areseveral methods which may be employed. The first of these is thetreatment of the bodied tri-glyceride oil, with phosphoric acid followedby partial neutralization with an alkaline reacting material, such asaqueous sodium hydroiiide A second method invo1v'es the mere addition ofdisodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate' to the bodied oil. A thirdmethod of preparing the compositions of this invention involves thesimultaneous addition of phosphoric acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide tothe bodied oil.

In producing compositions involving going through a chemical reaction,it should be borne in mind that reaction of any of the reagents with thetri-glyceride is not desired, i. e., the compositions of this inventionare substantially homogeneous mixtures of an inorganic salt, disodiumhydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate, and a tri-glyceride oil. Thus, the useof reagents of a kind or in a concentration suflicient to causesubstantial splitting of the fat and the formation of organic-phosphorusderivatives is to be avoided. If the salt is to be formed in situ inaccordance with one of the methods herein mentioned, P2O5,POC13, etc.,should be avoided since they are generally of suflicient strength tocause the production of organic-phosphorus compounds Phosphoric acidis arelatively weak acid, and while it will promote dehydration ofhydroxy-containing tri-glycerides, as, for example, castor oil, it willnot esterify such groups to any appreciable extent under the conditionsherein employed. Upon neutralization with aqueous hydroxide, this acidyields the disodium acid phosphate dodecahydrate in situ. The evidencein support of this conclusion is that a composition having identicalproperties is produced by merely adding the proper amount of thepreviously prepared salt to the oil or dehydrated oil as the case maybe.

This invention may be illustrated by the following specific exampleswhich are not, however,

Example 1 To illustrate the first method mentioned above, 170 gms. ofcastor oil (0.161 mol of glyceryl triricinoleate) and 200 gms. ofbenzene were placed in a 1 liter, 3 necked flask fitted with a refluxcondenser, distilling receiver, thermometer and mercury seal stirrer. 56gms. (1.45 equivalents) of 85% phosphoric acid were added and thesolution was heated at reflux (88-95 C.) for 30 hours. 17 /2 ml. (0.9mol) of water were collected. The residue had an acid number of 1'77(calculated 168). A gel formed during the addition of a solution of 52gms. (0.97 equivalent) of sodium carbonate in 200 ml. of water.Codistillation with benzene was used to remove the water. After most ofthe water had been removed and the gel broken, the mixture was strippedat 100-110 C. at 30 mm. Hg to give 170 gms. of product (calculated 189gms.) on a water-free basis. Percent yield in this case was 90%, and theproduct had an acid number of 17 using phenolphthalein indicator. TableI gives the stabilizing properties of this mixture, designated asStabilizer I.

25 gms. of the above product was extracted with benzene to give abenzene-soluble oil and a benzene-insoluble white slurry. The whiteslurry was ignited at 300 C., extracted with water and the extractfiltered. Evaporation of the filtrate gave 6.1 gms. of disodium hydrogenphosphate.

Distillation of the benzene from the oil layer gave 16.3 gms. of amaterial having an acid number of 3 and a percent hydroxyl of zero. Thisinformation led to the conclusion that the product was a physicalmixture of disodium hydrogen phosphate in dehydrated castor oil.

Example 2 castor oil (dehydrated) and disodium hydrogen phosphatedodecahydrate. 36 parts of disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate ismelted at 50-70 C. 64 parts of 120 second (Gardner-Holdt viscosityscale) dehydrated castor oil is then added slowly with stirring.Stirring is continued until the mixture cools. Table I gives thestabilizing properties of the mixture, designated as Stabilizer II.

The composition of the hydrate is important to the stability of themixture against separation on standing. If the dodecahydrate has beenxposed to air for some time, it will contain less than 121120 permolecule of salt. This can be determined by drying to constant weight toC. The deficiency of Water should be calculated and this amount added tothe melted salt. In the same way, anhydrous or any partially hydrateddisodium acid phosphate may be used, if the proper amount of water toform the dodecahydrate is added.

Errample 3 An equivalent product can also be made from dehydrated castoroil in which phosphoric acid and sodium hydroxide are allowed to react.400 gms. of second dehydrated castor oil and a solution of 58.2 gms.(1.45 equivalents) of sodium hydroxide and 120.6 ml. of water wasstirred at 0-5 C. Dropwise addition of 85.2 gins. (2.18 equivalents) of85% phosphoric acid caused the mass to gel and the stirrer to break.Reversing the order of acid-base addition did not prevent gelling, butwhen the acid and base were added simultaneously and at equal rates tothe oil at 05 C. as above, a stable mixture was formed in 94% yield,which contains 36% by Weight of disodium hydrogen phosphatedodecahydrate. From the foregoing examples, it will be observed that thewater in the compositions is in chemical association with the disodiumhydrogen phosphate salt in the ratio of 12 mole of water to each mol ofthe disodium hydrogen phosphate salt.

The glyceride oils useful in this invention are those which have beenthermally polymerized, or heat bodied, to a viscosity substantiallygreater than'the un-polymerized oil, i. e., the final viscosity shouldbe within the range of from an to 1100 seconds (Gardner-Holdt),desirably from about 60-250 seconds. Accordingly, un-polymerizable, aswell as unpolymerized oils, or glycerides are without the scope of thisinvention, and only those oils or glycerides containing unsaturated acidradicals to an extent and degree of unsaturation to permit heatpolymerization to a viscosity as mentioned are useful herein. Generally,only the triglyceryl esters, e. g., fatty oils, are so useful. Such oilsinclude the naturally occurring vegetable oils, e. g., cottonseed oil,soya bean oil, sunflower seed oil, chia oil, oiticica, tung oil, perillaoil, linseed oil; marine oils, e. g., menhaden oil, sardine oil, codliver oil, etc; and pure or mixed synthetic triglycerides synthesizedfrom the acids found in such oils, or derived from the foregoingglycerides, e. g., dehydrated castor oil. The term bodied glyceride oilas used herein is intended to define those unsaturated oils, natural orsynthetic, which may be heat polymerized to provide a body or viscositywithin the range of from about 40 to about 1100 seconds, Gardner- Holdt.Preferred oils are of the drying or semidrying type. Bodied oils whichare air blown or oxidized do not give as satisfactory results as whereoxygen is omitted. The peculiar property of bodied tri-glyceride oils inproviding stable mixtures is shown by the fact that none of the assignsfollowing liquids gave satisfactory, or even usable mixtures when madeup with sodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate in the usual way, thatis, in accordance with Example 2 above:

Castor oil monoglyceride.

Dioctyl phthalate.

Tricresyl phosphate.

Parafflne hydrocarbon mixtures having vi'scosities (Gardner-Holdt) of530, 300 and 60 seconds.

Ethylene glycol.

and several commercially available plasticizers. Various otherphosphates have been tried with one of the most satisfactory dispersingmedia, namely, dehydrated castor oil (126 second Gardner-Holdtviscosity) but stable suspensions are produced only in the case ofd'isodium hydrogen phosphate. dodecahydrate. The following salts weretried under the conditions given in Example 2:

towqaacnu geron- In all cases except 6, unstable suspensions wereproduced.

The potassium and lithium salts are unsuitable for use in this inventionbecause neither one of these metals produces a dibasic hydrate which hasa sufiiciently low melting point to permit blending with the oil.

A complete explanation for the unusual fluidity and stability of thepreferred mixture of about 36% by Weight of disodium hydrogen phosphatedodecahydrate in a bodied glyceride oil, cannot be given. The lowmelting point of 35 C. of the salt is a factor in obtaining thesuspension because higher melting hydrates, for example, disodiumhydrogen phosphate heptahydrate, do not work. A viscous medium isnecessary, because unbodied oils, for example, unbodied dehydratedcastor oil having a viscosity of G to H on the Gardner-Holdt scale, donot work satisfactorily. In general, 'viscostiy limits range from40-1100 seconds, Gardner-Holdt. Particular examples made from bodiedlinseed oils having viscosities of 65 seconds, 250 seconds and 950seconds respectively in accordance with the procedure of Example 2 abovehave been made. In general, the stability of these compositions wassatisfactory, but they were not as desirable as the preferred dehydratedcastor oil mixture for the reason that the linseed oil compositions ofthis invention have a characteristic odor which may be undesirable forcertain uses.

The products of this invention exhibit peculiar behavior in manyrespects. Generally they have the consistency of a shaving-cream and maybe diluted with acetone up to a point below which no separation occurs,to produce a very fluid product which readily passes through a filterpaper without leaving a residue. Preferred examples of these productsappear to have indefinite storage stability.

The concentration of the salt is somewhat critical at the lower limit ofabout 20% and less critical near the upper limit of about 70%. In

general, where no agglomeration and crystallization inhibitor has beenincluded, at well below 20% by weight of the salt, there. is evidence ofslight crystallization after 10 days which gradually increases onprolonged standing up to 3 months where. considerable crystallization isnoted. In the range of 30% to 40% greater stability is observed,uninhibited examples showing homogeneity even. after three monthsstorage at 25 C. At the higher concentrations, i. e., 50% to the producttends to become more granular with some tendency to agglomerate. Thereis, however, no phase separation observed. It is to be understood thatthese conditions do not occur under all circumstances, i. e., the natureof the vehicle, the temperature, the presence or absence of inhibitors,the testsupon which the foregoing is based being 25 C. stability tests.At higher temperatures, e. g., 37 C., the effects observed at 25 C. areeither absent or less pronounced. Accordingly, it is not mandatory toinclude a crystallization and/or agglomeration inhibitor in thesecompositions, although practical reasons indicate that the use of such amaterial is to be desired, particularly at the higher saltconcentrations.

Amounts less than 36% by weight have been used, but the amount ofstabilizer composition which must be added to the polymer-containingcomposition to attain the same degree of stability will, in general, begreater. As indicated above, the useful range of concentrations isapproximately 20 to 70%. At 36%, Which corresponds to 3 mols of salt permol of oil, the ease of preparation and stability of the mixture againstseparation on standing are most satisfactory.

When the agglomeration or crystallization of the salt into largerparticles occurs, a precipitate may settle out. Small amounts of liquidpolar organic compounds, of the non-acidic type, i. e., neutral or basicreacting, such as alcohols, e. g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl,cyclohexyl, amyl, octyl, alcohols; methyl ethyl ketone; glycols, such asethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, glycerol;amines and hydroxylamines, such as, n-butyl amine, n-amyl amine,triethanolamine, diethanolamine, monoethanolamine, and the like appearto retard crystal formation at the lower concentrations and preventagglomeration at the higher concentrations and thus enhance the storagestability of the mixture. The aliphatic alcohols of from 4 to 10 carbonatoms are highly satisfactory.

A stabilizer composition which is particularly useful for inclusion inheat and light sensitive halogen-containing polymeric materials may beproduced as follows: to a product made as described in Example 2 thereis added 1% by weight of n-butyl alcohol based on the weight of thesalt. The mechanism of the action of the butyl alcohol or other suchmaterial is not known, but it is possible that the material acts as acrystallization inhibitor. The presence of the alcohol in thecomposition greatly reduces the tendency of the mixture to separate onstanding. Under one testing procedure three samples of the foregoingwere stored at 9, 25, and 50 0., and after three months, no evidences ofinstability have been observed. Table I shows the activity of thissubstance (III) as a vinyl resin stabilizer.

These crystallization and agglomeration inhibitors, as they may becalled by virtue of their effect, are generally employed in amountsrangms Q to about 5% by weight of the salt.

7 Where the concentration of the salt in the glyceride oil is relativelymoderate, i. e., from 30% to it is frequently unnecessary to add such acrystallization inhibitor. However, as the concentration of the disodiumhydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate increases above 40% it will be foundadvantageous in most instances to add an inhibitor of the type mentionedabove in gradually increasing amounts to obtain the desired stability.In general, for the preferred compositions of this invention, about 1%by weight of the salt of the inhibitor produces satisfactory results.

It becomes convenient at this point to tabulate the results obtainedusing various bodied oils of various viscosities in the preferred rangewhen submitted to a stability test at 25 C. for three days. Noinhibitors of any kind were used in these examples, and the saltconcentration Was 36% by weight.

B d1 (1 Oil gfg Physical Form Amount of o e secons of ProductCrystallization Dehydrated Castor. 60 White Cream.. None. Sardine 48White Wax Slight. Safllower. 60 Yellow Wax. D0. Tung 180 o None. Soya 60do o. Blown Soya 60 White Cream Severe-Granular.

Dehydrated castor oil is a superior vehicle in appearance, odor andstability; however, these tri-glyceride oils show greater stability thanfound for non-glyceride vehicles.

The following table compares several examples of this invention withstrontium naphthenate as stabilizers for a standard vinyl halide-vinylester co-polymer, namely vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate containing 95-97%vinyl chloride. The resin is a 50-50 mixture of this co-polymer anddioctyl phtha-late as a plasticizer.

TABLE I Strontium I N aphthenate HI Stabilizer Very Slight. Clear 1.Amount Used (parts 1.0.

per 100 parts of resin). 2. Color of Original Sheet 3. Transparency ofOrigheet None.

Clear.

4. Blooming or Exuding None.

of Stabilizer to Surface of Sheet.

5. Water Absorption (Percent Gain in weight after immersgon for 7 daysat 85 6. Heat Stability (after 1 hr. in oven 150 O.) 7. Heat Stability(after 3 hrs. in oven 150 C.) 8. Light Stability (after 21 days inEveready Twin Carbon arc Ultraviolet Light Tester) 1 Stability decreasesin the order 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

fluoride, vinyl chloroacetate, vinylidene chloride, ohlorostyrene orchlorobutadiene, or chloroisoprene as the sole polymer unit or as aningredient in the polymerization reaction which results in theproduction of a co-polymer. Halogen-containing polymeric materials alsoresult from the subsequent chlorination or halogenation of ahalogen-free polymeric material. In gen eral, the chlorinated rubbers,whether natural or synthetic, are of this class. As indicated above,this invention is particularly useful in connection with thosehalogen-containing, particularly chlorine-containing, polymericmaterials which are characterized by the presence therein of a vinylhalide unit, and especially those which are formed from theco-polymerization of a vinyl halide with a vinyl ester of a lowmolecular weight aliphatic acid, of from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, e. g.,vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate, or with other unsaturated polymerizablecompounds, e. g., vinyl alcohol, acrylonitrile, etc.

The stabilizer composition of this invention may be blended withhalogen-containing polymeric materials, examples of which are givenabove, in the concentration of from .1 to 10 parts per parts of resin byordinary methods of incorporating such additive ingredients. Otheringredients which may be included in the stabilized halogen-containingpolymeric resin compositions of this invention include dyes, pigments,fillers, plasticizers and the like, all of which are well known. Whileit may appear from the foregoing that this invention is useful only inconnection with those halogen-containing polymeric resins which arecolorless, it is frequently desirable in the case of pigmented resinousmaterials to maintain color stability in the color imparted by thepigmentary material or dye as the case may be. If the base polymer orcopolymer were to discolor under the influences of heat and light, theadded color from this source could undesirably alter the color sought tobe achieved by the pigment or dye.

It should be pointed out that the term resin as used herein is intendedto cover the plasticized material, together with any other ingredientswhich may be employed in the final product, and the terms polymer orcopolymer to cover the unplasticized material. The term polymericmaterials is intended to include both resins and polymers orco-polymers.

Other modes of applying the principle of this invention may be employedinstead of those specifically set forth above, changes being made asregards the details herein disclosed, provided the elements set forth inany of the following claims, or the equivalent of such be employed.

We, therefore, particularly point out and distinctly claim as ourinvention:

1'. A composition of matter comprising a stable homogeneous mixture offrom about 20% to 7:3% by weight of the entire mixture of disodiumhydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate in a thermally polymerized glycerideoil having a viscosity of from about 40 to 1100 seconds (Gardner-Holdt)and from about 0.5% to about 5% based on the weight of the salt of anon-acidic polar organic liquid selected from the group consisting ofaliphatic alcohols, aliphatic amines, and aliphatic hydroxyl amines, thewater present in said composition being chemically associated with thedisodium hydrogen phosphate salt in the ratio of 12 mols of water to 1mol of the disodium hydrogen phosphate salt.

2. A composition of matter in accordance withclaim 1 in which the polarorganic liquid is an aliphatic alcohol of from 4 to 8 carbon atoms.

3. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 1 in which the polarorganic liquid is n-butyl alcohol.

4. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 1 in which theglyceride oil is a vegetable oil.

5. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 1 in which theglyceride oil is a drying oil.

6. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 1 in which theglyceride oil is a semidrying oil.

'1. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 1 in which theglyceride oil is a vegetable drying oil.

8. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 1 in which theglyceride oil is dehydrated castor oil.

9. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 1 in which theglyceride oil is linseed oil.

10. A composition of mater in accordance with claim 1 in which theglyceride oil is a dehydrated castor oil having a viscosity of about 120seconds (Gardner-Holdt) 11. A composition of matter consistingessentially of a stable homogeneous mixture of disodium hydrogenphosphate dodecahydrate in dehydrated castor oil of about 120 secondsviscosity (Gardner-Holdt) at a concentration of about 36% by weight, towhich composition has been added about 1% based on the weight of thesalt, of n-butyl alcohol, the water present in said composition beingchemically associated with the disodium hydrogen phosphate salt in theratio of 12 mols of water to 1 mol of the disodium hydrogen phosphatesalt.

12. A composition of matter comprising a stable homogeneous mixture offrom about 20% to 70% by weight of disodium hydrogen phosphatedodecahydrate in a bodied glyceride oil having a viscosity of from about40 to 1100 seeonds (Gardner-Holdt), the water present in saidhomogeneous mixture being chemically associated with the disodiumhydrogen phosphate salt in the ratio of 12 mols of water to 1 mol of thedisodium hydrogen phosphate salt and said homo- 10 geneous mixture beingdispersed in a halogencontaining resinous polymeric material in theproportion of from .1 to 10 parts per parts of resin.

13. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 12 in which thehalogen-containing polymeric material is a polymer of a vinyl halide.

14. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 12 in which thehalogen-containing resinous polymeric material is a polymer of vinylchloride.

15. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 12 in which thehalogen-containing resinous polymeric material is a co-polymer of avinyl halide and a vinyl ester of a low molecular weight aliphatic acidof from 2 to 5 carbon atoms.

16. A composition of matter in accordance with claim 12 in which thehalogen-containing resinous polymeric material is a vinyl chloride-vinylacetate co-polymer.

1'7. A composition of matter comprising a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetateco-polymer containing from .1 to 10 parts per 100 parts of resin of astable homogeneous mixture containing about 36% by weight of disodiumhydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate in dehydrated castor oil having aviscosity of about seconds (Gardner-Holdt), and about 1% based on theweight of the salt of n-butyl alcohol, the water present in saidhomogeneous mixture being chemically associated with the disodiumhydrogen phosphate salt in the ratio of 12 mols of water to 1 mol of thedisodium hydrogen phosphate salt.

OLIVER J. GRUMIMITT.

ROBERT E. BLANK. DELAN' MARSH.

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12. A COMPOSITION OF MATTER COMPRISING A STABLE HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE OFFROM ABOUT 20% TO 70% BY WEIGHT OF DISODIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATEDODECAHYDRATE IN A BODIED GLYCERIDE OIL HAVING A VISCOSITY OF FROM ABOUT40 TO 1100 SECONDS (GARDNER-HOLDT), THE WATER PRESENT IN SAIDHOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE BEING CHEMICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISODIUMHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE SALT IN THE RATIO OF 12 MOLS OF WATER TO 1 MOL OF THEDISODIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE SALT AND SAID HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE BEINGDISPERSED IN A HALOGENCONTAINING RESINOUS POLYMER MATERIAL IN THEPROPORTION OF FROM .1 TO 10 PARTS PER 100 PARTS OF RESIN.